30. Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story by C. David Heymann

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30. Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story by C. David Heymann

How many books has C. David Heymann written about the Kennedys?

This book was fun to read and I’ll tell you why. I’ll give you two big reasons:

1. It’s one of the few Kennedy bios that isn’t the size of a door stop. It’s a quick read and informative and you don’t often get such a thing with a Kennedy book.

2. It’s dishy.

My God, the dish. Look, there are many of pages where he quotes Truman Capote, okay? This is some juicy gossip here, folks. And? Heymann presents it in such a way that it’s not shameful or trashy. In fact,  you’re almost glad that Jackie and Bobby were able to have each other to cope with the loss of JFK.

Another plus? Heymann doesn’t walk you through a bunch of stuff you and everyone else on the planet Earth already knows. There’s no, “Jackie was born in…” blah blah blah early history cakes, nay. In fact, the affair supposedly didn’t start until after JFK was killed. So it’s not a bunch of rehashing.

I’m not saying it’s highbrow or anything. But it was compelling and dishy and a quick read. I’d recommend it to people who love to read about the Kennedys (any Kennedys) as well as people who’ve never read a Kennedy (any Kennedy) bio. I’m not saying it wouldn’t help to have an idea of the players and in-laws and other hangers-on, but everyone is pretty much explained anyway.

I will add this, this was a great book to decompress to. I’ve been reading far too much mystery/murder/swedish crime fic lately and this McDish-a-lot was just what I needed.

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